Pipe lock and the like



Aug. 3, 1943. 1. c. BADGLEY PIPE LOCK AND THE LIKE Filed spt. 11, 1941INVENTOR. in; ez'u'kefiad/e BY r 1 Patented Aug. 3, 1 943' v' rotation{with respect tofiea'ch -other, -or'-with i. installed onthe'ejectorpipe' I3"are the=pipe in packer -15, thespringfdog assembly l6,and':thenormally consisting ofs'several.sections is joined 1 h 5* 7 19 FYICEY? iIfIPiiLOCKAND resi ual)" i app ic tio September 11, l9 4li s erial No.410,451} I n a f (crass-446i a n, I 'mus mvenuonmas to do'iwiththe'means of 1 sections which'are joined by acbupung or cou-l" locking pipesections; at'theirf jointsfagainst plin'gs-lfl. I i

respectto other-objectscarried by saidpipe sec locks I9 fconstituting-the present invention.

tions. :1 l These pipe locks are shown in placeonboth vIt is an objectof my invention to provide an i sides of the coupling I8,- and on the"ejector H.

improved locking means for" use; on pipes such "Reterringniore-toFigures 2 and 3,'the detailed I as "the pipes in ari' eiector'typepumpand the construetionof thepipeloclo fmore'clearly' apiike,' whereby'thepipe sectionsj'can berotated i. parent: lit cojrnprifsesflin itspreferred einbodi withoutbecomingunthreadedwhen'the pip'e lock-Q1 nient,an' annular ring-Which fits closely oven ing me'bhanism isin operation."f theejector pipe '13 and is preferably slipped lt isaturther object ofhisinvention'to pro-L intoplace before thetwo sections of -the pipe 1videian improved pip'e locking-Imechanismwhich I are joined by thecoupling. 8." The pipelock "isfinoxpensive, which is adaptabletouseiwithwill ride loosely ZOVBI" the pipe sections l3 until ordinary pipes andpipec'ouplingson the market )5 the sections 'are' threaded into thecoupling l8;

today, which can beIconvenientlyinstalled by thusforrninga tightjoinder.11 V f I I simple tools; and which providesa positive and Y The pipe.lock. 19 hasone or more :teeth' 20,

- powerful lock. j 1 1 i 1 preferably'formed' 'ot apor'tio'nof the sarnemate-3 Other objects and advantages of theinvenrialastheannularj-ringand inthe same opera;

tioni williappear :as-the nature oi the improve 0 tion as the annularring is formedfiThese teethm'ents,is.better*sunderstood,-the."invention' can: a portions preferablycomprises; projecting:sharp-' Sistine substantially inither novelconstruction, iened pointed'portion-adaptedto liealongsidejthe'COXIibillflflOIliflIld arrangement otpartsrhereinf pipe fl 3. y: 1 1 7e I Latter fully describedaillustfated in the accorng. f showngparticularly in Figure 3;thew pipe panying drawing, and finally pointedout in the lock is placedagain'stthe coupling or other objects, appendedclaims. v i i l i into which the methane tobe fastened, such as In thedrawingz" V J i a n j V 1 the ejector assembly I of Figure 3, and theteeth Figure l shows a vertical elevational view 20 are then driven orforced into the objectsuch through a section of a well casinghaving apump as the ejector assembly by any convenient means,

0f the ejector type, installed, showing the use One' convenient'means istoplace a :tool such as 01' pipe locks constituting mypr esentinvention. ,a wrench or a bar of metal, or other object, on

The figure hasa portion broken away. to reduce theshoulder of the pipe'lockand drive the pipe 1 7 it insize. a i l i n ,lock teethinto theobject in which they are to l 1 Figure 21s a fragmentary elevationalview be inserted, by blowsjfrom a'hammer or the like. showing pipe lockspartially installed at the The teethwill thus beiforced intohthecoupling vjoinder of two pipe sections; and r j; n or other object andwill lock the pipe lock to Figure 3 isva fragmentary elevational. viewof such coupling 50 that the pipe lock is held against 7: a'pipe lockzinposition at the'junc tion of a pipe V rotation with'resp'ect to thecoupling. r i and an ejector assembly, one means of forcing f The pipelock isthen providedwith a conven n the pipe look into positionbeingin'dicated yio ientmeans holding it attached. to the pipe 13. e rReferring more in detail to the' construction Thiscomprises oneormoreset screws'orthe like shown in the various figures andparticularly'l 2|. InFigure 3, a portion of the pipe lock l9 "to Figure1;,1 'show'the pipe lock mechanism as is broken away and the set screw2| is shown as :lapplied to an ejectorftypejpump'assenibly. It is havingthe pointed 'end' portion, which .bites understood that it may be usedin other in'stallainto the pipe l3and holds the pipe lock I9 againsttions'but that an'eje ctor pump installation is an n y rotation withrespectto the pipe l3. V 1

illustrative use where theneed forsuch a pipe t v :Preferably thesaidsetscrews 2i are'threaded V lock is clearly apparent. t 11 r vthrougha'n openin'ginsaid pipe lock and maybe n Figure 1 shows the pumpassembly lfl install'ed, fsetf" firmly'in- Place by a screw driver 01other. as inn-the average well using an-ejector pump, convenient means.5 a over the pit ll within the wellcasing l2 isjinn. 1 Itnwiil thus beseenthatinorder togassemble' sorted the ejector pipelii, the ejectorl4-, the r the constructionshown inFigure 1, the pipeli strainer andiootvalve'mechanism llr The ejec by; thelcou'pling 18, then the pipelock ar to: pipe "l3 consists as nshown ortwo or more forced intoposition sothat the teeth!!! dig into.

be expanded by respect. to the spring dog l6.

, clamping means rbeing'releasableh f r V .13; A pipe lo kior locking-a'sectionof pipe, to aji vi'cetthreaded on'said pipe, saiddevice having1- a diamete f'somewhat largerthan said pipe. where?- the conpling I8,after which the set screws 2| are seated firmly againstthe pipe I3. Thesections of the pipe 13 are then held against rotation with respect toeach other. The ejector I4 is screwed onto the pipe 13 after, the pipelock [9 ison-said pipe l3. The pipe lock I9 is then forced down onitheejector l4, and the set screws 2| 'areseated. All parts of the Wholeassembly is thus hel'd'against rotation with respect'to each other. Thisisparticularly important in an I said pipe'locklaterallyfitting'oversaid pipe and I adapted to seat against said deviceat the ledge ejector type pump wherein the packer lfijmust rotation ofthe assembly with The form of theinventio-n hereinshown and describedpresents a preferred embodiment thei' of, and delineates itsada'ptationto practical use,

but it is to be'understood that the present 'disclosureis to beconsidered frorneth'ef illustrative standpoint and not as imposingrestriction or limitation on the invention.

While I have herein shown and described certain features of myinvention, still I do not wish to limit myself thereto, except as I maydo so inth claims; a r w 1 1 m n: i

A pipe lock co-mprisin'g an annular ring 7 adapted toflt over a pipe, atleast one sharpened toothextend-ing from said pipe .lock longitudinallywith respect to pipe over which saidpipe insi hts, and a" set screw insaidannular ring adapted toseat. against'the pipe over which saidpipe'lock'fits'. 1 x 5 ii V Apipe lockadaptedt'o, look aisection' or apipe and a coupling, comprising "an annula'r'ring I m'eans adapted tobecarried bysaid pipe section,

with teeth .mean's jadapted;[to engage andv be 7 en'ed point whichengages the pipe.

driven into said coupling, and'aclampin'g means, a

such asa set screw, holding 'aid pipelock against movement with respectto said pipe section, said b y fa ledgeportion oi said device extendsdia metrically outward circumferentially of said pipe,

portion thereof, atooth means on said pipe lock ing said pipelocknagains't rotation with respect to said device, and said pipe lockbeing provided with at least one set screw which is threaded througnsaidpipe IOCk'and seats against said pipe, I holding said pipe lock againstrotation'with resp'ect t'o's'aid pipe, the said screw having a sharp- 4,A pipe lock for locking a section of a device threaded on said pipe,said device having; a, diameter somewhat larger tha'n'said pipe wherebya ledge portion of; said; device extends diametrically outward circurnferentially-oi,said pipe, said pipe lock laterallvfitting over said pipeand adapted to. seat againstsaid devicefat the ledge; portion thereof, atooth means-on said pipe lookengaging said device 'at the' ledge portionthereof, said tooth means extending from 1 said locking rneanssubstantia-lly longitudinally i of said pipe, andsaidtooth means beingadapted" to engage said device, and said, pipe lock being provided withaplurality of set screwswhichare threadedthrongh said pipe lock and seatagainst said pipe, holding said pipe lock against rotation with respect,to said pipe, the said screws having .eharpenedpoints; which engage thepipe-.-

'5.- A p'peiiocklccmprising.a' ring adapted tofit over a pipe, :saidring having a sharpened, tooth 7 extending therefrom longitudinaiiywithi r to the axis or", the ring and being adapted topeing forcipiy driveninto afmerhbe'r formingi a-shoulder on said pipe; and releas'abie meansfor-positively securing said ring to said .pipe.

LAURIE mporter;

pipe to pen

